1. Salvador Dali\u2019s\u00a0Persistence of Memory<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"persistence](\"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/clocks.jpg\")
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The surrealist art movement saw the rise of works which often created confusion. Scenes that defied the law of physics or that simply didn\u2019t make sense were a recurring sign of surrealism. This is why surrealists were often inspired by their dreams. The front-runner of the movement, Salvador Dali<\/strong><\/span><\/a> even described his paintings as \u2018hand painted dream photographs\u2019. One of his most famous, Persistence of Memory<\/em> features melted clocks, symbolising the dwindling of time, as it was a scene he saw in a dream.<\/p>\n\u00a02.\u00a0<\/strong>John Lennon\u2019s #9 Dream<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"John](\"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-lennon.jpg\")
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A self-declared dreamer, John Lennon has also admitted to sourcing inspiration from dreams. One of his best-selling songs, appropriately titled, #9 Dream<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span> came to him while asleep. The chorus repeats the phrase \u2018Ah! b\u00f6wakawa pouss\u00e9 pouss\u00e9\u2019. Although this may sound like an exotic language, it\u2019s actually a nonsensical phrase that he heard in his dream. Other lyrics refer to how real the dream felt, \u2018was it in a dream, was it just a dream? Seemed so very real, it seemed so real to me.\u2019<\/p>\n3. Elias Howe’s\u00a0Sewing Machine<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Elias_Howe_Sewing_Machine_1846\"](\"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elias_Howe_Sewing_Machine_1846.jpg\")
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The 1845 invention of the lockstitch sewing machine also came to the American inventor Elias Howe<\/a><\/strong><\/span> through a dream. Howe had all the elements of his sewing machine ready, however, he was struggling with the design of the needle. One night he had a violent nightmare where he was forced to build his sewing machine or face death when he failed, he was stabbed with a spear. He noticed the spears had a hole in the tip, which was what he incorporated to make a successful sewing machine.<\/p>\n\u00a04.\u00a0<\/strong>Christopher Nolan\u2019s\u00a0Inception<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Inception\"](\"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/Inception.jpg\")
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As a film that will leave you questioning what\u2019s real, Inception<\/em> is a psychological thriller that follows Leonardo DiCaprio as he literally delves into the dreams of others. Nolan took inspiration for this film from his own lucid dreams. Talking to the LA Times<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Nolan stated: \u2018I wrote the first draft of this script seven or eight years ago, but it goes back much further, this idea of approaching dream and the dream life as another state of reality.\u2019<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n\u00a02.\u00a0<\/strong>John Lennon\u2019s #9 Dream<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
A self-declared dreamer, John Lennon has also admitted to sourcing inspiration from dreams. One of his best-selling songs, appropriately titled, #9 Dream<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span> came to him while asleep. The chorus repeats the phrase \u2018Ah! b\u00f6wakawa pouss\u00e9 pouss\u00e9\u2019. Although this may sound like an exotic language, it\u2019s actually a nonsensical phrase that he heard in his dream. Other lyrics refer to how real the dream felt, \u2018was it in a dream, was it just a dream? Seemed so very real, it seemed so real to me.\u2019<\/p>\n3. Elias Howe’s\u00a0Sewing Machine<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
The 1845 invention of the lockstitch sewing machine also came to the American inventor Elias Howe<\/a><\/strong><\/span> through a dream. Howe had all the elements of his sewing machine ready, however, he was struggling with the design of the needle. One night he had a violent nightmare where he was forced to build his sewing machine or face death when he failed, he was stabbed with a spear. He noticed the spears had a hole in the tip, which was what he incorporated to make a successful sewing machine.<\/p>\n\u00a04.\u00a0<\/strong>Christopher Nolan\u2019s\u00a0Inception<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
As a film that will leave you questioning what\u2019s real, Inception<\/em> is a psychological thriller that follows Leonardo DiCaprio as he literally delves into the dreams of others. Nolan took inspiration for this film from his own lucid dreams. Talking to the LA Times<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Nolan stated: \u2018I wrote the first draft of this script seven or eight years ago, but it goes back much further, this idea of approaching dream and the dream life as another state of reality.\u2019<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n3. Elias Howe’s\u00a0Sewing Machine<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
The 1845 invention of the lockstitch sewing machine also came to the American inventor Elias Howe<\/a><\/strong><\/span> through a dream. Howe had all the elements of his sewing machine ready, however, he was struggling with the design of the needle. One night he had a violent nightmare where he was forced to build his sewing machine or face death when he failed, he was stabbed with a spear. He noticed the spears had a hole in the tip, which was what he incorporated to make a successful sewing machine.<\/p>\n\u00a04.\u00a0<\/strong>Christopher Nolan\u2019s\u00a0Inception<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
As a film that will leave you questioning what\u2019s real, Inception<\/em> is a psychological thriller that follows Leonardo DiCaprio as he literally delves into the dreams of others. Nolan took inspiration for this film from his own lucid dreams. Talking to the LA Times<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Nolan stated: \u2018I wrote the first draft of this script seven or eight years ago, but it goes back much further, this idea of approaching dream and the dream life as another state of reality.\u2019<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n\u00a04.\u00a0<\/strong>Christopher Nolan\u2019s\u00a0Inception<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
As a film that will leave you questioning what\u2019s real, Inception<\/em> is a psychological thriller that follows Leonardo DiCaprio as he literally delves into the dreams of others. Nolan took inspiration for this film from his own lucid dreams. Talking to the LA Times<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Nolan stated: \u2018I wrote the first draft of this script seven or eight years ago, but it goes back much further, this idea of approaching dream and the dream life as another state of reality.\u2019<\/p>\n
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